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Steve Nelson
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That looks like the best preserved, most complete SBD to come up yet!

Now let's get a couple of those F6Fs!

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Don't believe it is 2173. Here is some info on 2173 from Joe Baugher Site:
2173 (VS-8) fuel exhaustion off Hornet 4/21/1942 and crashed
at sea. Two killed.
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Well, it wouldn't be the first time a "first report"
was wrong. We'll know soon enough. The bird
will be in P'cola soon.

Are you gonna go photograph it for us John?


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Owen Miller wrote:
Well, it wouldn't be the first time a "frst report"
was wrong. We'll know soon enough.

It also wouldn't be the first time Mr. Baugher was wrong...if the pendulum swings the other way. True, we'll know soon enough.
Great to see another one brought back, thank you Navy and A&T! :wink:

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It seems to be 2173

She should be at Pensacola on Monday.

Take a guess what airplane is next?

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According to Baugher's website, Bu Number 2173 is a Vought F4U-1 Corsair.
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Apparently the pilot was from my hometown - how 'bout that....

The Gardner News is reporting that the airplane was flown by Lt. John Lendo of Templeton, MA.

"Lt. Lendo was training to land on an aircraft carrier when he crashed on Lake Michigan during aircraft carrier qualification training on Feb. 18, 1944. Luckily, nearby rescue boats were prepared for such accidents and he survived the crash to go off to war."

"Lt. Lendo's Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber belonged to hte U.S.S. Wolverine, Mr. Lyssenko said, where the log had Mr. Lendo's plane on it and showed it was lost. When Mr. Lyssenko looked up an accident card, he found Mr. Lendo's name and his city of birth: Gardner."

Lt. Lendo was killed in action on 12/14/45.
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RareBear wrote:
According to Baugher's website, Bu Number 2173 is a Vought F4U-1 Corsair.


Actually... 02173 is a corsair, not 2173, which is an SBD-2. Unfortunately, I got 02173 from the Navy Museum as the bu.no., and I'm pretty certain that's incorrect. Guess we'll have to wait and see what the results are!

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Apparently the pilot was from my hometown - how 'bout that....

The Gardner News is reporting that the airplane was flown by Lt. John Lendo of Templeton, MA.

"Lt. Lendo was training to land on an aircraft carrier when he crashed on Lake Michigan during aircraft carrier qualification training on Feb. 18, 1944. Luckily, nearby rescue boats were prepared for such accidents and he survived the crash to go off to war."

"Lt. Lendo's Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber belonged to hte U.S.S. Wolverine, Mr. Lyssenko said, where the log had Mr. Lendo's plane on it and showed it was lost. When Mr. Lyssenko looked up an accident card, he found Mr. Lendo's name and his city of birth: Gardner."

Lt. Lendo was killed in action on 12/14/45.


Ummmm.... who were we fighting on 12/14/45????

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Taras wrote:
It seems to be 2173

She should be at Pensacola on Monday.

Take a guess what airplane is next?


Hellcat? ..... when???

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RMAllnutt wrote:
Ummmm.... who were we fighting on 12/14/45????


Shoulb be 12/14/44

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SBD-2 2173

Date first "Stricken" Jone 30, 1942

Reinstated July 31, 1942

Crashed Feb 1944

Stricken March 29, 1944

John Lendo Missing in action Dec 14, 1944

How about F6F-3 25910?

Crashed 5 Jan 1945

Pilot Lt (jg) Walter B. ElCock

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My mistake on 12/14/45 - should have been 44.

Fat finger syndrome!
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I would like to get a copy of that Gardner News paper article.

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Taras wrote:
SBD-2 2173

Date first "Stricken" Jone 30, 1942

Reinstated July 31, 1942



That seems odd... why would the Navy strike the aircraft from its' records completely, only to reinstate it a month later? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

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